Archives: June/July 2015
Wipaire Receives EASA Validation For Wipline 13000 Floats On Viking Series 400 Twin Otter
SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – Wipaire, Inc.’s EASA Supplemental Type Certificate No. 10015832 has received an updated validation from the European Aviation Safety Agency. The new validation adds the Viking Series 400 Twin Otter to the list of aircraft models … Continue reading
Eclipse & Kestrel Form ONE Aviation
SUPERIOR, WIS. – ONE Aviation Corporation has been formed to design, develop, and manufacture a family of aircraft, starting with the Eclipse 550 twin-engine light jet, which is currently in production in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Kestrel K350 single-engine … Continue reading
The HondaJet Receives Provisional Type Certification From FAA
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Honda Aircraft Company announced March 27, 2015 that the HondaJet has received provisional type certification (PTC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This achievement indicates the FAA’s approval of the HondaJet design based on certification testing, design … Continue reading
Piper’s Diesel Archer DX Receives FAA Validation
VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft announced April 21, 2015, that its team member, Technify Motors GmbH, a German-based member of the Continental Motors Group, has received validation approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its European Aviation Safety … Continue reading
EPS Diesel Making Steady Progress Toward Certification
NEW RICHMOND, WIS. – Since introducing the first modern aircraft diesel engine developed from a “clean sheet” design at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2014, Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) has completed Phase One of their flight testing program, added staff, production … Continue reading
Wisconsin Homeschoolers Win Build-A-Plane Design Contest
WASHINGTON, DC – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane have announced that the CHEF Homeschoolers in Cuba City, Wisconsin, have won the third Aviation Design Challenge to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) knowledge among … Continue reading
Harbour View Inn Awaits Your Arrival At Mackinac Island
by Dave Weiman As soon as you walk through the front door of the Harbour View Inn, you will be immersed in the historic charm that has made Mackinac Island, Michigan, special! Whether on your honeymoon, a romantic getaway, or … Continue reading
Tiffany Brown Named Acting Director of Aviation At KDOT
Tiffany Brown of the Kansas Department of Transportation has been named acting Director of Aviation by Kansas Transportation Secretary Mike King. Brown, who joined KDOT in February 2013 as the State Aviation Engineer, has also served as the agency’s Deputy … Continue reading
26th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inducted the following persons, April 25, 2015, at ceremonies held at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota: the co-owner of Bemidji Aviation, the late Larry A. Diffley; former … Continue reading